One phone call. Two men. Zero chance you'll see the ending coming.
A desperate call for help pushes Simon to the edge.
Acting
Aaron Monaghan's unraveling is genuinely distressing to watch.
Direction
Tight two-hander that never escapes its own suffocating pressure cooker.
Writing
Dialogue that starts mundane and curdles into something rotten.
Director
Peter J. McCarthy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in rural Ireland during pandemic restrictions, the film's physical isolation mirrors its emotional quarantine.
The directors met at a film festival after both had shorts rejected; they bonded over loving 'In Bruges' and hating their day jobs.
